SANATANA DHARMA
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The technique for understanding
All religions feed their kids with philosophy. Hinduism feeds them with philasia. Philasia is nothing but visualization. In Sanatana Dharma - Hinduism - from the beginning you are given only techniques to tune yourself with that ultimate reality. You are never asked to believe. So there is no need for faith, there is no need for belief in Sanatana Dharma. To experience Sanatana Dharma you don't need faith, you don't need belief. All you need is the courage to explore, the courage to experience, the courage to gamble. You need to have courage to enter into it and see what it is. You don't need anything else. So there is no need to install faith or belief. I tell you: all belief, all faith is only superstitious, just skin deep. All we need to give our kids is understanding, not belief. Try to give more and more understanding about why we do all these ritualistic things: why we are asked to bow down; why we are asked to come to temples; why we are asked to go around the
deity; why we are asked to do
namaskar. If you try to give
them belief, either they will
resist or they will become
idiots. Please don't do the
mistake of giving them belief
or faith. Give them
intelligence, understanding.
That is the right way.
Paramahamsa
Temples - Repositories of Truth
USA
Children learn together
in the Laughing Temple,
Bangalore ashram,
India - 2005.
ANANDA TAPAS
Ananda Tapas is an intense 10-day
program which deals with how to
handle the 64 different fevers that
happen in us. These 64 different fevers
are caused by
various emotions
affecting us. The
program is all about
becoming centered
without being
affected by the
fevers, about how
not to be pushed
from one fever to
the next which is
what happens with
most of us
normally.
Paramahamsa Bidadi, India
The Brahmacharyam training program concludes with a traditional fire dance. Paramahamsa sits with disciples and watches. Bangalore ashram, India - 2007.
POORNAABHISHEKA
This spiritual custom of the Master pouring holy water on the disciple is done to help integrate one's body, mind and spirit.
Paramahamsa 2006, Bidadi ashram, India
Poornaabhisheka - tradition of
the Master pouring holy water
on the disciple and initiating
him in certain vows of
austerity.
The training brahmacharis and
brahmacharinis receive this
prestigious initiation directly
from the Master at the
Bangalore ashram, India.
- Mar 2008
